Hi all! Sadly, time has gotten away from me so there is short notice on our next meeting and book so I will start there. Our next get together is at Maggie's on May 18 and the book is The Sociopath Next Door. I for one am looking forward to reading this and am hoping to find out I am not the sociopath.
Now for the lovely, intricate, moving novel by Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See. This was a wonderful read and we all agreed (except one, was it Sally?). While I have had my fill of World War II fiction, despite that backdrop, this was really a story of two children, in very different circumstances and how they become the people they are when they finally meet late in the book.
Each of these characters is remarkable. Certainly the war is the catalyst that causes them to meet, but it is really a minor player. Our group loved the language, the way the story unfolded and the interesting subplot of the diamond. We had enough confusion among us that we had to go back and read the page the finally answered the question of what happened to it. Thanks Mary for remembering!
And also thanks to Mary for hosting, it was a lovely evening at Fox Trot Farm! Now on to the next, see you at Maggie's on May 18!
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